[mythtv-users] QAM channels through my TV (but not my tuner)

[John Welch]

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>
> Hi Jesse,
>
> I just put together a box using the pcHDTV HD3000 card.  To configure
> it, I had to completely ignore the instructions.  I had to set it up as
> an Analog card, not a DVB card.  For whatever reason, I could not get
> the analog channels to be recognized in DVB mode, even though the
> channel scanner said that the signal level was 100%, and the S-N ratio
> was really high for every channel.  I think this might be because I am
> in Toronto, and Rogers encrypts all its QAM channels, even for regular
> digital cable.  (CRTC sucks!)
>
> The instructions say to configure it as a DVB card, and then there will
> be a screen for you to configure the analog portion.  You can try that
> too, if you want.  But after days of failures, setting it up as an
> Analog card fixed everything for me, and now it works great.
>
>
> Certainly not an expert on this by any stretch, but I have my pcHDTV
HD3000 card setup for both digital and analog channels, basically using the
standard instructions.  I have Comcast, and I'm able to get about 30-40
digital stations, plus channels 2 to 70-something on the analog side.  The
digital stations are the local stations in both HD and SD, plus a few more.
With analog I get the same channels as I would if I connected a cable feed
directly to a cable-ready TV.  Analog picture quality is pretty poor,
although I haven't really played around with it much; there may be some
adjustments that would help.  Probably obvious, but you can only
watch/record one type (digital or analog) at a time.
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